TS

or T.S.

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tool shed.

top secret.

Also t.s. Slang: Vulgar. tough shit.

Informal. transsexual.

T, t

[tee]

noun, plural T's or Ts, t's or ts.

the 20th letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.

any spoken sound represented by the letter T or t, as in tub, but, or butter.

something having the shape of a T.

a written or printed representation of the letter T or t.

a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter T or t.

Idioms

to a T, exactly; perfectly: That job would suit you to a T.Also to a tee.

T

[tee]

noun (sometimes lowercase)

T-shirt.

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Related Words for ts

blabbermouth, meddler, snoop, parrot, tattler, tabby, tattle, taleteller, chatterbox, gossiper, rumormonger, informer, scandalmonger, busybody, talebearer, prattler, chatterer, t, flibbertigibbet, newsmonger

Examples from the Web for ts

Contemporary Examples of ts

He is a total... well, c--t. Joffrey was the King of C--ts.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding
Andrew Romano
April 14, 2014
But here's the thing: despite all its darkness and cruelty, the show ultimately doesn't tolerate c--ts.
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Lion and the Rose’: Joffrey’s Demented, Shocking Royal Wedding
Andrew Romano
April 14, 2014
The reality is much more collaborative; where would Raymond Carver have been without Gordon Lish, or TS Eliot without Ezra Pound?
Is This a Book Worth Saving? Considering ‘The Art of Joy’
Lauren Elkin
September 6, 2013

Historical Examples of ts

We dragged over to the TS building, an impressive structure.
Question of Comfort
Les Collins
A man 'ts got jest a wife might look into a glass now and then.
Joyce's Investments
Fannie E. Newberry
On the other hand, Else generally made a half-cross to the ts.
Science and the Criminal
C. Ainsworth Mitchell
But the news of the transaction alarmed the ministers of Ts'ae and Ch'in.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 1
Various
Ts'in must be distinguished from Tsin the name of three short but legitimate dynasties.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for ts

t

T

noun plural t's, T's or Ts

the 20th letter and 16th consonant of the modern English alphabet

a speech sound represented by this letter, usually a voiceless alveolar stop, as in tame

something shaped like a T
(in combination)a T-junction

to a T in every detail; perfectlythe work suited her to a T

t

symbol for

tonne(s)

troy (weight)

statistics distribution

statistics See Student's t

T

symbol for

absolute temperature

tera-

chem tritium

biochem thymine

tesla

surface tension

abbreviation for

Thailand (international car registration)

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Word Origin and History for ts

T

to cross one's T's (and dot one's i's) "to be exact" is attested from 1849. Phrase to a T "exactly" is recorded from 1690s, though the exact signification is uncertain, despite much speculation. The measuring tool called a T-square is recorded by that name from 1785.

ts in Medicine

t

abbr.

temperature

ts in Science

T

Abbreviation of temperature, tesla, thymine

The symbol for the isotope tritium.

Idioms and Phrases with ts

T

see dot the i's and cross the t's; to a T.